Based on the information presented in Millennium, Episode 6 The Sixteenth Century “Century of the Compass” - answer any of the questions that were on the back of the viewing guide given to you in class. If a question has already been addressed, you may not answer that one right away – but you are free to add to any answers provided by your classmates.
Based on the information presented in Millennium, Episode 5 The Fifteenth Century “Century of the Sail” - answer any of the questions that were on the back of the viewing guide given to you in class. If a question has already been addressed, you may not answer that one right away – but you are free to add to any answers provided by your classmates.
Based on the information presented in Millennium, Episode 4 The Fourteenth Century “Century of the Scythe” - answer any of the questions that were on the back of the viewing guide given to you in class. If a question has already been addressed, you may not answer that one right away – but you are free to add to any answers provided by your classmates.
Based on the information presented in Millennium, Episode 3 The Thirteenth Century “Century of the Stirrup” - answer any of the questions that were on the back of the viewing guide given to you in class. If a question has already been addressed, you may not answer that one right away – but you are free to add to any answers provided by your classmates.
Please submit any questions or comments regarding the video clip posted above.
Same rules as Topic 2, just different questions, which apply to Millennium Episode 2 (12th Century) ”The Century of the Axe.”
Based on the information presented in Millennium, Episode 1 The Eleventh Century “Century of the Sword” - answer any of the questions that were on the back of the viewing guide given to you in class. If a question has already been addressed, you may not answer that one right away – but you are free to add to any answers provided by your classmates.
TO ALL AP WORLD HISTORY STUDENTS: Please respond to the following discussion points in a couple of paragraphs. Feel free to respond to points made by your fellow classmates, correct them when you believe their understanding to be wrong, and ask questions when you are unsure of something or you simply would like know the opinions of others.
The Task
In order to have a thorough understanding of the history of the world it is imperative that one understand the major belief systems that are practiced in it. Over the next two days you will be doing online research about the major religions of the world by compiling information about each of those religions on charts that you will print off from this site. While you are doing your research you will also be evaluating the websites that you visit based on their usefulness. These evaluation forms can also be printed off from this site. Once you conclude your research you will need construct a Venn diagram comparing two religions that you researched. One of the religions that you use must be an eastern religion and the other a western religion. If you have any quesions please feel free to respond to this post. Whatever you do not finish in class over the next two days must be completed on your own time. You are responsible for this information.
Websites to get you started:
JUDAISM
http://judaism.about.com/
http://www.uscj.org/index1.html
CHRISTIANITY
http://geneva.rutgers.edu/src/christianity/index.html
http://www.christian-travelers-guides.com/
ISLAM
http://wri.leaderu.com/wri-table2/islam.html
http://discoverislam.com/
HINDUISM
http://hinduism.about.com/
http://www.holymtn.com/gods/gods.htm
BUDDHISM
http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/buddhaintro.html
http://www.mahidol.ac.th/budsir/buddhism.htm
CONFUCIANISM
http://www.religioustolerance.org/confuciu.htm
http://www.historywiz.com/historymakers/confucius.htm
TAOISM
http://www.crystalinks.com/taoism.html
http://www.religionfacts.com/taoism/index.htm
SHINTOISM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/shinto/
http://www.religioustolerance.org/shinto.htm
SIKHISM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/index.shtml
http://www.srigurugranthsahib.org/main.htm
ZOROASTRIANISM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/zoroastrian/
http://www.zoroastrianism.com/
This WebQuest has been adapted from one originally created from Mrs. Marcella Ruland of Howard County Public Schools, Maryland. The original WebQuest can be found at http://home.comcast.net/~mruland/WHAP/Notes/foundations/wreligion.htm
The following is a list of the textbook (World History, 6th ed. Duiker, Spielvogel) chapter reading assignments for the entire year. You are responsible for reading and taking notes on each as well as being prepared for the class discussions regarding each assignment. Each chapter (or chapters) must be read by the day noted on this list. From time to time you will need to access the companion website for this textbook to complete assignments that will be e-mailed directly to me for a grade. All due dates are subject to change.
FOUNDATIONS c.8000BCE to 600CE
September 10th : Chapter 1 – The First Civilizations: The Peoples of Western Asia and Egypt
September 17th : Chapter 2 – Ancient India
September 24th : Chapter 3 – China in Antiquity
October 1st : Chapter 4 – The Civilization of the Greeks
October 8th : Chapter 5 – The First World Civilization: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road
POST-CLASSICAL ERA 600CE to 1450CE
October 15th : Chapter 7 – Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam
October 22nd : Chapter 9 – The Expansion of Civilization in Southern Asia
October 29th : Chapter 10 – The Flowering of Traditional China
November 5th : Chapter 11 – The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam
November 12th : Chapter 12 – The Making of Europe
November 19th : Chapter 13 – The Byzantine Empire and Recovery in the West
November 26th (Thanksgiving) : Chapters 6 / 8 – The Americas / Early Civilizations in Africa
EARLY MODERN ERA 1450 to 1750
December 3rd : Chapter 14 – New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market
December 10th : Chapter 15 – Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building
January 7th : Chapters 16 / 17 – The Muslim Empires / The East Asian World
January 14th : Chapter 18 – The West on the Eve of a New World Order
THE LONG 19th CENTURY 1750 to 1914
January 21st : Chapter 19 – The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century
January 28th : Chapter 20 – The Americas and Society and Culture in the West
February 4th : Chapter 21 – The High Tide of Imperialism
February 11th : Chapter 22 – Shadows over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge
THE CONTEMPORARY ERA 1914 to the Present
February 18th : Chapter 23 – The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution
February 25th : All Quiet On The Western Front
March 4th : Chapter 24 – Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939
March 11th : Chapter 25 – The Crisis Deepens: World War II
March 18th (Spring Break) : Chapter 26 – East and West in the Grip of the Cold War
March 25th : Chapters 27 / 28 – Brave New World: Communism on Trial / Europe and the
April 1st : Chapter 29 : Challenges of Nation-Building in Africa and the Middle East
April 8th : Chapter 30 : Toward the Pacific Century?
Specific details for each reading assignment will be provided on a weekly basis when necessary.
